Dr. Christoph Sperisen

Cuervo-Alarcon, L.; Arend, M.; Müller, M.; Sperisen, C.; Finkeldey, R.; Krutovsky, K.V., 2018: Genetic variation and signatures of natural selection in populations of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) along precipitation gradients. Tree Genetics and Genomes, 14, 6: 84 (21 pp.). doi: 10.1007/s11295-018-1297-2

Frank, A.; Brang, P.; Heiri, C.; Sperisen, C., 2018: Waldbauliche und waldökologische Potenziale der Weisstanne in der Schweiz. Silvicultural and ecological prospects of silver fir in Switzerland. Standort.Wald: Wald, Ökologie, Natur, Kultur, 50: 65-69.

Schmid, S.; Genevest, R.; Gobet, E.; Suchan, T.; Sperisen, C.; Tinner, W.; Alvarez, N., 2017: HyRAD-X, a versatile method combining exome capture and RAD sequencing to extract genomic information from ancient DNA. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 10: 1374-1388. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12785

Hartmann, M.; Sperisen, C., 2017: Der Boden – eine wertvolle Ressource für die genetische Vielfalt. In: Csencsics, D.; Gugerli, F. (eds), 2017: Naturschutzgenetik. Forum für Wissen 2017, WSL Birmensdorf. 39-47.

Sipos, G.; Prasanna, A.N.; Walter, M.C.; O’Connor, E.; Bálint, B.; Krizsán, K.; Kiss, B.; Hess, J.; Varga, T.; Slot, J.; Riley, R.; Bóka, B.; Rigling, D.; Barry, K.; Lee, J.; Mihaltcheva, S.; LaButti, K.; Lipzen, A.; Waldron, R.; ... Nagy, L.G., 2017: Genome expansion and lineage-specific genetic innovations in the forest pathogenic fungi Armillaria. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1: 1931-1941. doi: 10.1038/s41559-017-0347-8

Frank, A.; Howe, G.T.; Sperisen, C.; Brang, P.; St. Clair, J.B.; Schmatz, D.R.; Heiri, C., 2017: Risk of genetic maladaptation due to climate change in three major European tree species. Global Change Biology, 23, 12: 5358-5371. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13802

Frank, A.; Pluess, A.R.; Howe, G.T.; Sperisen, C.; Heiri, C., 2017: Quantitative genetic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity of European beech in a heterogeneous landscape: indications for past climate adaptation. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 26: 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2017.02.001

Frank, A.; Sperisen, C.; Howe, G.T.; Brang, P.; Walthert, L.; St.Clair, J.B.; Heiri, C., 2017: Distinct genecological patterns in seedlings of Norway spruce and silver fir from a mountainous landscape. Ecology, 98, 1: 211-227. doi: 10.1002/ecy.1632

Rellstab, C.; Zoller, S.; Walthert, L.; Lesur, I.; Pluess, A.R.; Graf, R.; Bodénès, C.; Sperisen, C.; Kremer, A.; Gugerli, F., 2016: Signatures of local adaptation in candidate genes of oaks (Quercus spp.) with respect to present and future climatic conditions. Molecular Ecology, 25, 23: 5907-5924. doi: 10.1111/mec.13889

Peter, M.; Kohler, A.; Ohm, R.A.; Kuo, A.; Krützmann, J.; Morin, E.; Arend, M.; Barry, K.W.; Binder, M.; Choi, C.; Clum, A.; Copeland, A.; Grisel, N.; Haridas, S.; Kipfer, T.; LaButti, K.; Lindquist, E.; Lipzen, A.; Maire, R.; ... Martin, F.M., 2016: Ectomycorrhizal ecology is imprinted in the genome of the dominant symbiotic fungus Cenococcum geophilum. Nature Communications, 7: 12662 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1038/ncomms12662

Tsuda, Y.; Chen, J.; Stocks, M.; Källman, T.; Sønstebø, J.H.; Parducci, L.; Semerikov, V.; Sperisen, C.; Politov, D.; Ronkainen, T.; Väliranta, M.; Vendramin, G.G.; Tollefsrud, M.M.; Lascoux, M., 2016: The extent and meaning of hybridization and introgression between Siberian spruce (Picea obovata) and Norway spruce (Picea abies): cryptic refugia as stepping stones to the west?. Molecular Ecology, 25, 12: 2773-2789. doi: 10.1111/mec.13654

Brunner, I.; Herzog, C.; Dawes, M.A.; Arend, M.; Sperisen, C., 2015: How tree roots respond to drought. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6: 547 (16 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00547

Tollefsrud, M.M.; Latałowa, M.; Van der Knaap, W.O.; Brochmann, C.; Sperisen, C., 2015: Late Quaternary history of North Eurasian Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Siberian spruce (Picea obovata) inferred from macrofossils, pollen and cytoplasmic DNA variation. Journal of Biogeography, 42, 8: 1431-1442. doi: 10.1111/jbi.12484

Scalfi, M.; Mosca, E.; Di Pierro, E.A.; Troggio, M.; Vendramin, G.G.; Sperisen, C.; La Porta, N.; Neale, D.B., 2014: Micro-and macro-geographic scale effect on the molecular imprint of selection and adaptation in Norway spruce. PLoS One, 9, 12: e115499 (22 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115499

Brunner, I.; Sperisen, C., 2013: Aluminum exclusion and aluminum tolerance in woody plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, 4: 172 (12 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00172

Skrøppa, T.; Tollefsrud, M.M.; Sperisen, C.; Johnsen, Ø., 2010: Rapid change in adaptive performance from one generation to the next in Picea abies - Central European trees in a Nordic environment. Tree Genetics and Genomes, 6, 1: 93-99. doi: 10.1007/s11295-009-0231-z

Gugerli, F.; Sperisen, C., 2010: Genetische Struktur von Waldbäumen im Alpenraum als Folge (post)glazialer Populationsgeschichte. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 161, 6: 207-215. doi: 10.3188/szf.2010.0207

Grisel, N.; Zoller, S.; Künzli-Gontarczyk, M.; Lampart, T.; Münsterkötter, M.; Brunner, I.; Bovet, L.; Métraux, J.; Sperisen, C., 2010: Transcriptome responses to aluminum stress in roots of aspen (Populus tremula). BMC Plant Biology, 10: 185 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-10-185

Lazzaro, A.; Widmer, F.; Sperisen, C.; Frey, B., 2008: Identification of dominant bacterial phylotypes in a cadmium-treated forest soil. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 63, 2: 143-155. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00417.x

Tollefsrud, M.M.; Kissling, R.; Gugerli, F.; Johnsen, Ø.; Skrøppa, T.; Cheddadi, R.; Van der Knaap, W.O.; Latałowa, M.; Terhürne-Berson, R.; Litt, T.; Geburek, T.; Brochmann, C.; Sperisen, C., 2008: Genetic consequences of glacial survival and postglacial colonization in Norway spruce: combined analysis of mitochondrial DNA and fossil pollen. Molecular Ecology, 17, 18: 4134-4150. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03893.x

Kuehn, R.; Hindenlang, K.E.; Holzgang, O.; Senn, J.; Stoeckle, B.; Sperisen, C., 2007: Genetic effect of transportation infrastructure on roe deer populations (Capreolus caprelus). Journal of Heredity, 98, 1: 13-22. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esl056

Frey, B.; Stemmer, M.; Widmer, F.; Luster, J.; Sperisen, C., 2006: Microbial activity and community structure of a soil after heavy metal contamination in a model forest ecosystem. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38, 7: 1745-1756. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.11.032

Liepelt, S.; Sperisen, C.; Deguilloux, M.; Petit, R.J.; Kissling, R.; Spencer, M.; De Beaulieu, J.; Taberlet, P.; Gielly, L.; Ziegenhagen, B., 2006: Authenticated DNA from ancient wood remains. Annals of Botany, 98, 5: 1107-1111. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcl188

Brunner, I.; Ruf, M.; Lüscher, P.; Sperisen, C., 2004: Molecular markers reveal extensive intraspecific below-ground overlap of silver fir fine roots. Molecular Ecology, 13, 11: 3595-3600. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02328.x

Bastien, D.; Favre, J.M.; Collignon, A.M.; Sperisen, C.; Jeandroz, S., 2003: Characterization of a mosaic minisatellite locus in the mitochondrial DNA of Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.]. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 107, 3: 574-580. doi: 10.1007/s00122-003-1284-2

Walser, J.; Sperisen, C.; Soliva, M.; Scheidegger, C., 2003: Fungus-specific microsatellite primers of lichens: application for the assessment of genetic variation on different spacial scales in Lobaria pulmonaria. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 40, 1: 72-82. doi: 10.1016/S1087-1845(03)00080-X

Mátyás, G.; Bonfils, P.; Sperisen, C., 2002: Autochthon oder allochthon? Ein molekulargenetischer Ansatz am Beispiel der Eichen (Quercus spp.) in der Schweiz. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 153, 3: 91-96. doi: 10.3188/szf.2002.0091

Brunner, I.; Brodbeck, S.; Büchler, U.; Sperisen, C., 2001: Molecular identification of fine roots of trees from the Alps: reliable and fast DNA extraction and PCR-RFLP analyses of plastid DNA. Molecular Ecology, 10, 8: 2079-2087. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2001.01325.x

Gugerli, F.; Sperisen, C.; Büchler, U.; Brunner, I.; Brodbeck, S.; Palmer, J.D.; Qiu, Y., 2001: The evolutionary split of pinaceae from other conifers: evidence from an intron loss and a multigene phylogeny. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 21, 2: 167-175. doi: 10.1006/mpev.2001.1004

Gugerli, F.; Senn, J.; Anzidei, M.; Madaghiele, A.; Büchler, U.; Sperisen, C.; Vendramin, G.G., 2001: Chloroplast microsatellites and mitochondrial nad1 intron 2 sequences indicate congruent phylogenetic relationships among Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra), Siberian stone pine (P. sibirica), and Siberian dwarf pine (P. pumila). Molecular Ecology, 10, 6: 1489-1497. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2001.01285.x

Gugerli, F.; Sperisen, C.; Büchler, U.; Magni, F.; Geburek, T.; Jeandroz, S.; Senn, J., 2001: Haplotype variation in a mitochondrial tandem repeat of Norway spruce (Picea abies) populations suggests a serious founder effect during postglacial re-colonization of the western Alps. Molecular Ecology, 10, 5: 1255-1263. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2001.01279.x

Sperisen, C.; Büchler, U.; Gugerli, F.; Mátyás, G.; Geburek, T.; Vendramin, G.G., 2001: Tandem repeats in plant mitochondrial genomes: application to the analysis of population differentiation in the conifer Norway spruce. Molecular Ecology, 10, 1: 257-263. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2001.01180.x

Mátyás, G.; Sperisen, C., 2001: Chloroplast DNA polymorphisms provide evidence for postglacial re-colonisation of oaks (Quercus spp.) across the Swiss Alps. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 102, 1: 12-20. doi: 10.1007/s001220051613

Sperisen, C.; Gugerli, F.; Büchler, U.; Mátyás, G., 2000: Comparison of two rapid DNA extraction protocols for gymnosperms for application in popupation genetic and phylogenetic studies. Forest Genetics, 7, 2: 133-136.

Vendramin, G.G.; Anzidei, M.; Madaghiele, A.; Sperisen, C.; Bucci, G., 2000: Chloroplast microsatellite analysis reveals the presence of population subdivision in Norway spruce (Picea abies K.). Genome, 43: 68-78.

Finkeldey, R.; Mátyás, G.; Sperisen, C.; Bonfils, P., 2000: Strategien zur Auswahl forstlicher Genreservate in der Schweiz. Forest Snow and Landscape Research, 75, 1-2: 137-152.

Zoller, S.; Scheidegger, C.; Sperisen, C., 1999: PCR primers for the amplification of mitochondrial small subunit ribosomal DNA of lichen-forming ascomycetes. Lichenologist, 31, 5: 511-516. doi: 10.1006/lich.1999.0220

Csaikl, U.M.; Bastian, H.; Brettschneider, R.; Gauch, S.; Meir, A.; Schauerte, M.; Scholz, F.; Sperisen, C.; Vornam, B.; Ziegenhagen, B., 1998: Comparative analysis of different DNA extraction protocols: A fast, universal maxi-preparation of high quality plant DNA for genetic evaluation and phylogenetic studies. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 16, 1: 69-86. doi: 10.1023/A:1007428009556

Schubert, R.; Sperisen, C.; Müller-Starck, G.; La Scala, S.; Ernst, D.; Sandermann Jr., H.; Häger, K., 1998: The cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene structure in Picea abies (L.) Karst.: genomic sequences, Southern hybridization, genetic analysis and phylogenetic relationships. Trees: Structure and Function, 12, 8: 453-463. doi: 10.1007/PL00009728

Thoquet, P.; Olivier, J.; Sperisen, C.; Rogowsky, P.; Prior, P.; Anais, G.; Mangin, B.; Bazin, B.; Nazer, R.; Grimsley, N., 1996: Polygenic resistance of tomato plants to bacterial wilt in the French West Indies. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 9, 9: 837-842. doi: 10.1094/mpmi-9-0837

Thoquet, P.; Olivier, J.; Sperisen, C.; Rogowsky, P.; Laterrot, H.; Grimsley, N., 1996: Quantitative trait loci determining resistance to bacterial wilt in tomato vultivar Hawaii7996. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 9, 9: 826-836. doi: 10.1094/mpmi-9-0826

Gugerli, F.; Sperisen, C.; Mátyás, G.; Senn, J.; Anzidei, M.; Vendramin, G.G., 2002: Molecular markers help to reveal post-glacial re-colonisation routes of forest tree species in the alpine region. In: Bottarin, R.; Tappeiner, U. (eds), 2002: Interdisciplinary Mountain Research. Berlin; Wien, Blackwell. 156-161.

Vendramin, G.G.; Anzidei, M.; Echt, C.S.; Madaghiele, A.; Sperisen, C.; Ziegenhagen, B., 1999: Chloroplast microsatellite approach for the study of diversity in conifers. In: Douglas, G.C. (eds), 1999: Strategies for Improvement of Forest Tree Species. Dublin, COFORD National Council for Forest Research and Development. 83-90.

Sperisen, C.; Büchler, U.; Matyas, G., 1998: Genetic variation of mitochondrial DNA reveals subdivision of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.). In: Karp, A.; Isaac, P.G.; Ingram, D.S. (eds), 1998: Molecular Tools for Screening Biodiversity. London, Chapman & Hall. 413-417.

Sperisen, C.; Büchler, U., 1998: Cloning of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) to generate codominant genetic markers. In: Karp, A.; Isaac, P.G.; Ingram, D.S. (eds), 1998: Molecular Tools for Screening Biodiversity. London, Chapman & Hall. 217-222.

Bonfils, P.; Sperisen, C., 1997: Conservation of genetic resources of Norway spruce in Switzerland. In: Turok, J.; Koski, V. (eds), 1997: Picea abies Network. Report of the second meeting. 52-59.

Müller-Starck, G.; Hussendörfer, E.; Sperisen, C., 1995: Genetische Diversität bei Waldbäumen - eine Voraussetzung für das Überleben unserer Wälder. In: 1995: Erhaltung der Biodiversität - eine Aufgabe für Wissenschaft, Praxis und Politik. Forum für Wissen 1995, WSL Birmensdorf. 23-32.

Brunner, I.; Sperisen, C., 2001: Molekulare Bestimmung von Baumwurzeln. Aussagen über Bodenveränderungen möglich. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 221, 217: 75.

Sperisen, C.; Büchler, U., 1995: PCR amplification of non-coding regions of mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA. Molecular Screening News, 10.

Sperisen, C.; Büchler, U., 1995: Intron-targeted PCR. Molecular Screening News, 9-10.